Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-09-02
Local BreyitIes.

Tue Howard Rifles will meet this after
noon, at 81 o'clock, for drill.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Hyde has young Alderuey
bovine calf for sale. Apply at this office
The season for summer resorts is rapidly
drawing to IL close. The most of those
along our river front have been highly
successful.
The board Of coun'y commissioners will
meet next Tuesday for the purpose of pay
ing road hands Tor the month of August,
aHd>to at end to general business.
Many of our citizens from this aud other
scctiuus of the county attended the tnurns-
ment at Marshall Hall yesterday. We will
endeavor tn get a full report OF the affair
for our Bext issue.
Mr. Compton has succeeded in securing
the establishment of n postntfice al Spring
Hill with +. Dudley Turner Is postmaster
Dud his II thriving store at this location
and We wish him success.
Philip Turner, eoiored, was committed
to Jail on Wed -esday hy Justice G. T.
Burch, of Bry.niown, for Carrying con-
ceaied weapons. lie is the ouly prisoner
at pr.ssn, confined in Castle Simpson.
Candidates for the sheriff .lty are he
coming numerous as nearly every district
has u candidate and some oi them t~u pr
more. The announcement of Mr.. W. j.
Cox. of the siAth district, sppears Ia this
issue.
If tue conl nights Of the past week con
tinue much longer il is uut Improbable
that We will hsse an early frnst- Those
who still have uncut tobacco iu the tirld
would do well To have it housed as soon
IS possible.
An all absorbing question just now is,
when will the Nominating convention hs
called 1t is safe In assume that j. will Ice
done sometime during the pr, sent m"n,h,
although The exact date has not yet been
fixed u."n.
Don't forget t.st the registrars oi voters
wi i meet at various places throughout
the county frr five days next week, com
mcnc,us with Tues.i.y. the 9th instant,
for the purpose Of revising the llss and
registering new voters.
Some of the friends Of the present com
missioner. George W. Gray, have spoken
Of him as a suitable candidate for the
Legislature. George says he has no ambi
iion in that direction but will serve the
people again in the cum nissIoners court
if they desire him.
From present indications i seems high
ly probable that the Howard Rifles will at
tend the Constitutional Celebration IN
Philadelphia on the 18th. 10th and lIta
instasts. The boys should brace up Tor
the occasion aud maiutain the envishle
reputation they have already made for
themselves.
Mr. Samuel Maddox, an old resident of
our neight'orhood, and tor many years the
bailiff to the grand jury, is now thought
to be non tompos nentis. He is addicted
to roaming aimlessly about aud refuses to
eat and is beyond the control of mis- family.
A Jury OF inquisition is likely to be shortly
summoned to inquire into his condition.
Messrs Roberts 6 Stanley. of Upper
Marlboro, are advertsr ng for the heirs to
the Bean estate. ,srimated to he worth
from $2,O00,OOO to S1O,0O0,000. The heirs
are supposed to he scattered throughout
Charles, Prince Georges and st. Mary's.
Some interes I'd In this county have been
looking up the records to trace a CON
nectiun.
By reference to their notice published
elsew here, 1t will be seen that the school
board have determined to build two new
school houses for The use of colored child
rem, and to enable them to do this they
Lave been compelled to order the color, d
schools of the county closed for one month
during The present Scholastic year. With
commenable consideration, however. they
have left to the patrons of The schools the
selection of the time for closing.